# NTSB SEA74DYC50: Piper PA-28, N15285, Mulino, OR, May 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Mulino, OR · MULINO, OR
- Location: 45.2220° N, 122.5572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mulino, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2220&lon=-122.5572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1886  74/5/15    MULINO,OREG         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N15285              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MULINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OREG                 MULINO,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15285](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15285-2018-01-10), registration cancelled 2018-01-10, S/N 28-7305050, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mulino

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740515015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515015149A), May 15, 1974: Piper PA28180, Mulino, OR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N15285 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA263), Aug 25, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N15285), Pauma Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The rising terrain was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA76DYI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI14), Mar 26, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N15285), La Pine, OR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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